clunkclick presents THE MONOCHROME SET

HELEN McCOOKERYBOOK, BIG PINK YACHT

Presented by: Clunk Click

---

0	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE : CLUNY 2
P	Friday 13th April, 2018
N	7:30pm

Event information

clunkclick presents
THE MONOCHROME SET
http://www.themonochromeset.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/12010405876/

Featuring original Monochrome Set members Bid (Guitar/Vocals) and Andy Warren (bass) with John Paul Moran (keyboards) and Mike Urban, who was previously in the band in the early 90s, on drums, The Monochrome Set formed in 1978, and were heavily influential in the ‘post-punk’ scene that evolved after the initial scorched earth of punk.

The band’s early releases were on the legendary Rough Trade Label before signing with Virgin offshoot Din Disc. They also released several albums on the Cherry Red label, making a notable appearance on that labels’ well known ‘Pillows and Prayers’ compilation.

Though The Monochrome Set split in 1985 the next decade saw several reunions for both live gigs and further studio recordings, their album release count now being well into double figures.

After a hiatus of over a decade the band reformed full time in 2010 and have since toured all over the UK, Europe, Japan and the USA, whilst also releasing four new, critically acclaimed, studio albums, the most recent, ‘Cosmonaut’, on the German ‘Tapete’ label in September 2016.

2018 sees the 40th year since the band formed and they will be gigging worldwide to celebrate this and promote their new album, ‘Maisieworld’, released on 9th February. A box set, “The Monochrome Set 1979–1985: Complete Recordings", will also be released on the same day.

special guests
HELEN McCOOKERYBOOK
http://www.mccookerybook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Helen-McCookerybook-346530963905/

Helen McCookerybook was founder member of the bands The Chefs and Helen and the Horns, both of which recorded numerous sessions for John Peel, and released material on independent labels. Now a solo artist, she gigs in the UK, Europe and beyond and features regularly on BBC6 music.

Not the first time Helen has performed on the same bill as The Monochrome Set, her first gig as Helen and the Horns was supporting The Monochrome Set at Kingston Polytechnic back in 1982.

BIG PINK YACHT
https://www.facebook.com/bigpinkyacht/

Tremolo ear candy traveling at 100 knots down the River Tyne, here is the North Eastern quartet, Big Pink Yacht. When the Big Pink Yacht get together, there is a head on collision between reminiscent folk rock and west coast psychedelia. Can be heard in a listening room near you.
All Aboard…


CLUNY 2
34 LIME STREET
OUSEBURN
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
NE1 2PQ
https://thecluny.com/


FRIDAY 13TH APRIL 2018
DOORS 7:30PM
£12 ADVANCE / £15 ON DOOR